Royal Ascot
Tahiyra shows her class in Coronation Stakes
Four and a half decades after Walter Swinburn rode Sutton Place (Tyrant) to success in the 1978 Coronation Stakes, legendary Irish trainer Dermot Weld gained a second winner of the prestigious fillies’ Group 1 contest when Tahiyra (Siyouni) consolidated her last-start Irish 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) victory with a smooth success in yesterday’s feature.... Read More
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Shuttle career on the line for ‘stronger’ Artorius
Artorius (Flying Artie) will put a potentially lucrative shuttle stallion career on the line when he takes on today’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f), with part-owners Newgate Farm having already received interest from European studs to stand the colt in the northern hemisphere. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained four-year-old will bid to... Read More
Royal briefing – day four
Henderson savours Royal Ascot victory OTI Racing’s Terry Henderson was enjoying one of the biggest wins of his racing career on Thursday as the Harry Eustace-trained Docklands (Massaat) landed the Britannia Stakes (1m) at Royal Ascot. Ridden by Hayley Turner, the three-year-old colt produced a smart turn of foot to gun down long-time leader New... Read More
Frankie fantastic as Frankel’s Courage Mon Ami claims Gold Cup
Frankie Dettori will bow out of his final Royal Ascot having added another Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) crown to his glittering career after producing a rallying ride aboard Courage Mon Ami (Frankel) to win yesterday’s showpiece. Dettori, who will retire from riding at the end of this year, claimed his ninth win in... Read More
Royal briefing – day three
31 for Frankel The John and Thady Gosden-trained Courage Mon Ami (4 g ex Crimson Ribbon by Lemon Drop Kid) provided Frankel (Galileo) with Group 1 winner number 31, and stakes winner number 122, when coming out on top in a thrilling finish to yesterday’s Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m 4f) at Royal Ascot. Ridden... Read More
Daughter of Sea Siren lands Ribblesdale Stakes for O’Brien and Moore
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Warm Heart (Galileo) continued on her steep upward curve when she landed the Ribblesdale Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 4f) at Royal Ascot yesterday. A daughter of Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and three-time Australian Group 1-winning mare Sea Siren (Fastnet Rock), the three-year-old headed into yesterday’s contest on the back of two wins and... Read More